1893–94 Aston Villa F.C. season
The 1893–94 season was Aston Villa's sixth season in the Football League since its formation. They finished the season as champions for the first time, and for the next few years they would be very much the dominant side of English football, winning a total of five championships and two FA Cups by 1900.
| 1893–94 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman |  |
| Manager |  George Ramsay |
| First Division | Champions (1) |
| FA Cup | Round 3 |
For the first two of these championship seasons, they were based at Wellington Road. Though reporters claimed gates of 20,000, it is not clear how many of these would have been able to see the game!
Villa built up a six-point lead by the end of December and maintained that margin to the end of the season, with only Sunderland providing a serious challenge.
Jack Devey was an all-round sportsman who enjoyed a long cricket career with Warwickshire. He played football for local clubs in Birmingham before joining Villa in 1891. He was capped twice by England.
Jimmy Cowan was an attacking centre-half in the days when this was a common tactic. He was well known as a sprinter and won the Powderhall Handicap in 1896. He was just 5 ft 61⁄2 in (1.69 m) tall, but his quoted weight of 12 st 3 lbs (77.6 kg) indicates a sprinter’s powerful build.
First Division
Aston Villa won the league title in the final match of the season 3-1 against Everton with goals from top scorer Guy Jones.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aston Villa | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 84 | 42 | 2.000 | 44 | League Champions |
| 2 | Sunderland | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 72 | 44 | 1.636 | 38 | |
| 3 | Derby County | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 73 | 62 | 1.177 | 36 | |
| 4 | Blackburn Rovers | 30 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 69 | 53 | 1.302 | 34 | |
| 5 | Burnley | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 61 | 51 | 1.196 | 34 | |
| 6 | Everton | 30 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 90 | 57 | 1.579 | 33 | |
| 7 | Nottingham Forest | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 57 | 48 | 1.188 | 32 | |
| 8 | West Bromwich Albion | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 66 | 59 | 1.119 | 32 | |
| 9 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 30 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 52 | 63 | 0.825 | 31 | |
| 10 | Sheffield United | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 47 | 61 | 0.770 | 31 | |
| 11 | Stoke | 30 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 65 | 79 | 0.823 | 29 | |
| 12 | The Wednesday | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 48 | 57 | 0.842 | 26 | |
| 13 | Bolton Wanderers | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 38 | 52 | 0.731 | 24 | |
| 14 | Preston North End | 30 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 44 | 56 | 0.786 | 23 | Into a test match |
| 15 | Darwen | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 37 | 83 | 0.446 | 19[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 16 | Newton Heath | 30 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 36 | 72 | 0.500 | 14[lower-alpha 1] |
Notes:
- Not re-elected after losing test match. Invited to join Second Division
| Season | 1893–94 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Aston Villa (1st English title) |
| Relegated | Darwen Newton Heath |
| FA Cup winners | Notts County (2nd Div.) (1st and as of 2020 last FA Cup title) |
| Matches played | 240 |
| Goals scored | 939 (3.91 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Jack Southworth (Everton), 27 |
| Biggest home win | Aston Villa – Darwen 9–0 (26 Dec 1893) |
| Biggest away win | Wolverhampton Wanderers – West Bromwich Albion 0–8 (27 Dec 1893) |
| Highest scoring | Aston Villa – Darwen 9–0 (26 Dec 1893) Everton – Darwen 8–1 (21 Oct 1893) Everton – The Wednesday 8–1 (23 Dec 1893) Burnley – Aston Villa 3–6 (7 Apr 1894) West Bromwich Albion – Aston Villa 3–6 (21 Oct 1893) |
| Longest winning run | 6 matches Aston Villa (11 Nov 1893 - 23 Dec 1893) Sheffield United (9 Sep 1893 - 16 Oct 1893) Sunderland (13 Jan 1894 - 24 Mar 1894) |
| Longest unbeaten run | 7 matches Nottingham Forest (18 Nov 1893 - 13 Jan 1894) Sheffield United (9 Sep 1893 - 28 Oct 1893) Wolverhampton Wanderers (25 Nov 1893 - 27 Dec 1894) |
| Longest losing run | 11 matches Newton Heath (25 Nov 1893 - 12 Mar 1894) |
| Highest attendance | 27,500 Everton - Sunderland (30 Sep 1893) |
| Lowest attendance | 400 Derby County - Darwen (18 Nov 1893) |
| Average attendance | 7,012 |
← 1892–93 1894–95 → | |
| Season | 1893–94 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Liverpool (1st title) |
| Promoted | Liverpool Small Heath |
| Resigned | Middlesbrough Ironopolis Northwich Victoria |
| Matches played | 210 |
| Goals scored | 861 (4.1 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Frank Mobley (Small Heath), 23 [1] |
| Biggest home win | Small Heath – Ardwick 10–2 (17 Mar 1894) Notts County – Crewe Alexandra 9–1 (17 Feb 1894) |
| Biggest away win | Northwich Victoria – Small Heath 0–7 (6 Jan 1894) |
| Highest scoring | Burton Swifts – Walsall Town Swifts 8–5 (24 Feb 1894) |
| Longest winning run | 9 matches Liverpool (2 Dec 1893 - 17 Mar 1894) |
| Longest unbeaten run | 28 matches Liverpool, i.e. the entire season |
| Longest losing run | 10 matches Northwich Victoria F.C. (23 Dec 1893 - 10 Mar 1894) |
← 1892–93 1894–95 → | |
External links
- AVFC History 1893–94 season
- "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 September 2010.